True Blood Season 5 Poster – Bill!

Less Than 30 Days to True Blood Season 5!

The posters are out for the HBO True Blood stars for season five! There will be one for each actor and we at TrueBloodNet.com have decided to present one per post in order to give each its own top billing. As we all know, vampire Bill, the latest king of Louisiana, is played by the smolderingly sexy Stephen Moyer. Vampire Bill was Sookie’s first love and he spared Eric Northman in the hopes that it would make Sookie happy. Will he win Sookie‘s heart back this season? Will he move up in vampire politics now that he and Eric have teamed up to kill off American Vampire League spokeswoman Nan Flanagan? Will they take over the vampire world or will Russell Edgington have something to say about that?

Photo credit: HBO

 

True Blood Charity Auction for the Love of Bees

Fundraiser Launch in Collaboration with Stephen Moyer & Kristin Bauer van Straten:

Hello fellow True Blood lovers!

Actor Stephen Moyer and actress Kristin Bauer van Straten, stars of the HBO hit series True Blood created by Alan Ball, have lent their names to HoneyLove.org in an effort to raise funds for the honeybees! In fact, Kristin just posted on her facebook about the fundraiser! http://www.facebook.com/PamfromTrueBlood?ref=ts

Link to auction on eBay

HoneyLove is a non-profit organization that plays a vital role in protecting the urban honeybee and inspiring and educating new urban beekeepers.

The items being auctioned on eBay are:
True Blood film reel canister signed by Stephen Moyer and Kristin Bauer Van Straten

Framed Rolling Stone Magazine with three True Blood stars on the cover (Alexander Skarsgård, Anna Paquin, and Stephen Moyer). Item signed by Stephen Moyer.

Framed Yellow honeybee tie signed by Kristin Bauer Van Straten (Pam Swynford De Beaufort) with quote saying “The World Needs More Beekeepers!” as said by Bill Compton in Season 4 of True Blood to Pam Swynford De Beaufort.

Framed Yellow honeybee tie signed by Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton)

For more info and photos please visit the following pages:

HoneyLove
All Stephen Moyer

Many thanks to Chelsea McFarland of HoneyLove.org for sending us this press release!

Image: HoneyLove.org

Video: Joe Manganiello Reveals His Love for True Blood

Yorkshire Terriers, Love Squares, and Werewolves, Oh My!

In a recent interview, Emma Roberts, an Entertainment Reporter for MSN Entertainment, spoke with the statuesque Joe Manganiello about his role as Alcide Herveaux on HBO‘s True Blood.  At 6’5″ and 225 lbs, Manganiello is not only a beefy hunk of a man, but as Roberts notes, is charming and adorable.  When Alcide growls, Manganiello revealed that he’s channelling his 8 lb Yorkshire Terrier when Hercules (how effing sexy is a big man with a tiny dog named Hercules?) is threatened with the prospect of losing his pig-ear treat. If you weren’t swooning over Joe before, now would be a good time to start.

What Manganiello loves, and what audiences love about his role as Alcide, is what we love about dogs: “he’s very loyal, he has a big heart; no matter all the bad things that happen to him, he keeps coming back.”  And why does Alcide originally fall for Sookie?  She smells good.  (I wish he’d sniff me out!)

About the forming love square between his character, Sookie Stackhouse, Bill Compton and Eric Northman, Manganiello surmises,

“My character offers something very different to the other two vampire suitors – he can go out with Sookie during the day, take her to tea, go to the beach. So they can do other things in the daylight that the others can’t.”

He adds that vampires can be “savage and duplicitous.” Whereas werewolves can also be savage, “Alcide in particular has a very strong moral code which isn’t necessarily present in the other characters on the show.”  He articulates that Alcide has fallen for Sookie because she has a spunk, an energy of light; when he’s forced to take her into the underground world of werewolves in Season 3, he feels inclined to protect her and those feelings never disappear.

Truebies, if you want to enjoy Manganiello’s delightful personality in video form, watch the full interview below and let us know what you think in the Comments section!

Source: MSN UK TV

Photo: HBO

Big News for True Blood Comic Series

Publishers Have Announced a Monthly Release!

According to IDW Publishing the TRUE BLOOD comic book series has become one of their most popular titles.  Since its first issue was published by IDW in July 2010, each installment has given Truebies a deeper insight into their favorite characters.  Now, a new comic will be released every month.  Alan Ball, the show’s creator, says about the series:

“The comics are a great way to continue telling True Blood stories off screen. With this new ongoing series, Truebies will be able to find a new comic in stores every month. We’ll also have even more room to create in-depth drama and further explore the world of Bon Temps.”

After IDW and HBO reached the New York Times‘ Best-Selling First Comic Collection with their compilation of ALL TOGETHER NOW, they released the second compilation entitled TAINTED LOVE.  All Together Now is about a woodland monster who ravages Merlotte’s and Tainted Love revolves around Jessica ingesting some poisoned bottles of True Blood and Bill‘s search for its origin.  In stores now, the third mini-series (not yet compiled) is called THE FRENCH QUARTER and:

“finds Sookie and Eric in New Orleans tracking a killer, whom Eric and Godric thought they killed in Paris more than 200 years ago, while Bill is in town investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to the killer’s latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, Truebies will wonder why Pam is hanging out at Merlotte’s and what it is she wants with Lafayette.”

The French Quarter issues will be compiled as a series and released in March 2012.

TRUE BLOOD: ALL TOGETHER NOW ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code DEC10 0370; ISBN 978-1-60010-868-6.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($24.99, 160 pages, hard cover, full color) is now available in stores. Diamond order code JUL11 0370; ISBN 978-1-61377-019-1.

TRUE BLOOD: TAINTED LOVE ($11.99) is available in Apple’s iBook Store here: http://bit.ly/smqTIA

The entire TRUE BLOOD COMICS COLLECTION is available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch through the Apple App Store [http://itunes.com/apps/idwpublishing/truebloodcomicscollection]

TRUE BLOOD comics are available for the Sony PSP through the Sony Digital Comics store here: http://bit.ly/fKNzWV

Whoever has these comics or loves comics and True Blood should let us know what you think in the comments section! If you have any Truebie friends, I know the books make a great holiday present! (I’m hoping to find Tainted Love in my stocking since I’ve already purchased and devoured All Together Now.)

Image and Article Source: IDW Publishing

True Blood’s Season 4 Finale Shocks Viewers

True Blood Finale Bloody Good or Just Bloody?

HBO is famous for having some of the most extreme and riskiest shows on television. And what is True Blood most famous for? Being extremely bloody, that’s what. This season finale is no different. How did the finale end? In a bloody mess of course!

Many Truebies, including myself, aren’t happy with the weak way Marnie was dispatched. She stabbed and killed Jesus in order to acquire his brujo magic and then chained a shirtless Bill and Eric to burn at the stake when her reign of terror came to an end thanks to a number of Bon Temps ghosts led by Adele Stackhouse (Sookie’s Gran) and Antonia. Both joined together to convince Marnie to release her rage so she could rest in peace. I don’t know about you Truebies, but that seemed too easy to me.

Mark Roush, writer for TV Guide, said:

“With the Marnie dilemma ponderously resolved, and Gran’s Hallmark advice to Sookie (“Being alone… ain’t nothin’ to be afraid of”) interrupted by Eric’s droll “Excuse me, we’re feeling a little crispy up here,” there’s still half an episode to go. And does it ever pile it on.”

Sookie cuts both Bill and Eric out of her life making fans wonder if a certain were-tiger named Quinn will make an appearance next season.

What else happened on Sunday’s finale? Well, Steve Newlin appeared at Jason’s door bearing a nice set of shiny white fangs. Alcide discovered an empty hole in the cement garage where Russell Edgington was supposed to be entombed. While Sam was confronted by a snarling wolf, the ghost of Rene spooked Arlene by warning her that Terry’s new war buddy is up to no good. Nan Flanagan was staked by Bill just before Sookie was attacked by Debbie Pelt. Just when you think Debbie is going to shoot Sookie, Tara dives in front of her and is shot in the head. Sookie blows Debbie away and we are left with Sookie screaming for help as she cradles Tara’s lifeless body in her arms.

Is Tara dead? I guess we can’t believe anyone is dead, knowing True Blood’s infamous resurrections, until they are at least six feet under. Even then, considering the Russell Edgington situation, that’s barely a guarantee on True Blood.

Source Credit: TV Guide- Finale Review: HBO’s Sunday Night

(Photo Credit: HBO, Inc.)

True Blood’s EP and Writer on Sookie’s First Love

Alexander Woo Talks Vampire King and Viking Vampire:

Executive producer and writer of HBO’s True Blood, Alexander Woo, explained that Sookie Stackhouse’s first love, vampire king Bill Compton, was very recent and was also very, very deep. But now, Sookie seems to be falling in love with Eric Northman. Now the old Eric is back, memory and all. So what does this mean for the love triangle involving Sookie, Eric, and Bill?

On the choice to return Eric’s memory, Woo said:

“It felt like a good time because Sookie and Eric have gotten as close as… well, probably as they can get in this short period of time. This was the time for this roadblock where he [Eric] gets his identity back. And the fun of it for the viewer, I hope, is to see how that affects the relationship they had established while he didn’t have his memory.”

Woo said Alexander Skarsgård did an extraordinary job of conveying Eric’s sadness as a result of his memory returning because we got to see Eric at his core, the kind of humanity that Sookie fell for. Not only will the return of Eric’s memory affect his relationship with Sookie, but also his relationship with Pam.

On the changes that we have seen in Bill this season, Woo said:

“We wanted to show how he [Bill] has changed with this mantle of being the king of Louisiana. There are certainly a lot of responsibilities, so we thought it would certainly be fun to watch… interesting, and he seemed to be really good at it. But he has this gift. Part of it, I’m sure, comes from when we’ve seen Bill be charming, and so wonderful and so delightful. It reminds Sookie of why she was drawn to him in the first place.”

Woo adds that even though there are all of these things that have happened in the interim in the four years of the show or the four seasons since Bill and Sookie first met, we have to remember that it has really only been little over a year in their world. Sookie and Bill didn’t meet all that long ago. Bill doesn’t have to be Sookie’s lover, but he will always be a big part of her life.

Readers, do you agree?  Sound off in the comments!

Source: The Hollywood Reporter - ’True Blood’ EP Defends Bill: ‘He was Sookie’s First Love’

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Top Quotes from Episode 10 “Burning Down the House”

Last Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s True  Blood was explosive and showed viewers the true faces of the best characters TV has ever seen. This episode had me cheering like a football fan on the edge of my seat. The looks on some of our character’s faces were priceless. Here is our list of top quotes right from the first scene.

 Lights, Camera, Action:

 ”It’s like pouring boiling water on fire ants!”

One of the crazy followers of Antonia/Marnie. Maybe someone should tell him these ants don’t die and when they bite they really bite.

“Well, listen to you. God. Talk about bromance.”

Yes, Jessica, the love affair between Hoyt and Jason is respectable. Jason is such a good guy at heart. We can totally tell how much he struggled with his feelings for Jessica.

“A few stitches, little duct tape, pretty nurse, you’ll be good to go.”

Alcide to Tommy while he was in immense pain. They do say duct tape fixes everything except for a broken heart right?

“I am not going to die in Wiccan shit store with them. I REFUSE.”

No one can blame Tara for that comment, the whining would have me preferring Antonia’s wrath.

“This is your fault, all of it, and that is exactly what I’m going to tell the authority.”

Wooo Hooo, Bill finally gave it to Nan.

“When you were about to kill him, I just couldn’t bear the thought of a world without him in it. I think it was how I was able to stop you. I love you. I don’t want to lie to you, but I can’t help it. I love him too.”

This comment from Sookie to Eric could sum up the entire last two seasons, especially this one. How heartbreaking it was to hear her say those words which were both painful and completely honest. I don’t know who I hurt for more?

“Well, they bet on the wrong horse. It’s too bad.”

Now there is the Eric we know and love… yeah, Eric, we wonder who is more “lovable”, you or Bill.

Family Ties

“Marcus Bozeman is a dead f***ing wolf.”

I loved seeing the bad guy come out in Sam. I just wish his little brother didn’t have to die in order to see it.

“Then he drank 11 of my beers — passed out and started fartin’. Continuously.”

I almost spit my wine out, and I don’t waste wine. This was so funny and Jason obviously has no sympathy for Hoyt.

“You sure?  Looks like you been sucking down V like it’s mother’s milk.”

This whole conversation between Terry and Andy was great. Perfectly written for both of their characters and a great addition to show how much they truly care about each other.

“Whatever. If she would have got-damn let her parakeet rest in peace, then Eric Northman and Bill Compton wouldn’t be marching on Moon Goddess to BLOW up my only  f***ing cousin!”

Man, we love almost everything Lafayette says.

“Yeah I speak Latin, I need it for my job!  No, of course I don’t, we’re just going to have to wing it.”

Holly to Tara with her wonderful sarcastic mouth, but she definitely speaks some truths to Tara when she needs to hear it.

“What the f*** do you know? TRUE DEATH FOR YOU TOO, NORTHMAN!”

Good thing Nan isn’t producing this show, there would be no vampires left to watch. Hmmm. I  wonder if that is her ultimate plan.

“I feel some bad juju.”

Me too, Lafayette, but I think it’s that wine I spit out my nose earlier laughing.

 

“Sure you do… you hook up with a different wolf.”

Bad doggie! Alcide is going to make you pay for that one, Marcus.

“I know you are. You can take your first steps to free man tonight… when you walk all the way home!”

That was so brilliant of Terry, leaving Andy to walk home and have some time with his own thoughts.

This episode left us with the sound of kicking ass about to be unleashed! Did your favorite quote make the list? If not leave it in the comment section below.

(Photo credits: HBO)

 

Top Quotes From Episode 8, “Spellbound”

Are You Ready to Rumble?

Episode eight of HBO’s True Blood, “Spellbound”, was the beginning of the war between the vampires and the witches. The battle lines were clearly drawn, let’s see who makes it out of this with their fangs and witchy ways attached.

It’s Getting Hot in Here

Top quotes of the night according to us:

 

“Did I do that?”

Oh, yes, Jessica… I would say that you did that to poor Bucky.

“Think good things, hot summer days, barbecuing… uh, no — um… good things a vampire would think of… the moon, never getting cold, TruBlood…”

Jason is so ditsy and lovable when trying to cheer Jessica up when having to silver her back to her bed.

“No, you wouldn’t, you would be dead. It might hurt our pride to admit that, but it’ll save our lives and the lives of this pack. Which is why this pack will stay the f*** out of it. Unless you want to go it on your own, hot dog.”

Marcus advising strongly his pack to stay out of the vampire and witch war.

“You can try, but she won’t.”

Luna’s adorable daughter, Emma, telling Sam that Cat Barbie will not like him no matter how adorable he is. I have to admit that Emma is one of my new favorite characters from this season.

“We will be one.”

The simple demand that came from Eric to Sookie. This was truly a scene that I felt moved by and created emotion by me watching them exchange bloods. Such an intimate moment between the two of them.

“Whoa, serious? You would eat a pile of dead vampire Beulah Carter… off the ground? You are one sad, sorry freak, Bubba. Get a f***ing grip!”

Jason to Andy Bellefleur when he was licking his lips just thinking about that V going to waste sinking into the ground.

“It’s a miracle… you, your blood — it’s amazing.”

Eric and Sookie in the short but amazing shower scene. Can we please get a replay?

 

“We must restore the sacred power of creation to this wounded Earth. That is our only  hope. SNUFF them out, once and for all.”

Antonia/Marnie to Tara on her violent and deviant plan to destroy the vampires.

“Ain’t there anything I can do to get you to ‘sweeten the deal’?”

Gross. Will the real Maxine please stand up? Tommy using his new found shifting powers to pretend to be Maxine with a foul mouth.

“I just want to be with you… only you… forever.”

Okay Eric we can make that happen… I just have to figure out what to do with that silly blonde Sookie.

Let the Battle Begin

“War isn’t about whether you think you can win. It’s about being willing to die for something you believe is worth dying for.”

Eric telling Bill that Sookie should be allowed to fight with the vampires against the witches if it comes to that.

“So, he gets to show up uninvited, but ME the FATHER of your daughter does not? I got a problem with that.”

Marcus pointing out a very one sided argument to Luna when he finds Sam sitting at the dinner table with his ex wife and daughter.

“Yeah, well I got a feeling he plays Barbies all by himself.”

Marcus to Luna’s adorable daughter. Marcus is such a shifty character in my opinion. One moment I really like the things he says to Alcide and Debbie and his stand point on the vampires,  but then he opens his mouth and disrespects Luna and her house. The jury is still out on this fellow.

“I come in peace.”

I believe there is much truth in Bill’s words to Antonia when meeting with her in the cemetery, but those might be his famous last words. There seems to be anything but peace.

“I’m not going to miss you one bit.”

Pam was so close to finally having her revenge on Tara, and enter Bill to save the day. I do believe he put baby in the corner.

That’s all folks! I hope your favorite quote made it to our list, if not let us know by leaving it in the comment section below. Stay tuned for more True Blood and the crazy things they say.

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Top Quotes from Episode 7, “Cold Grey Light of Dawn”

Supernatural Vs. Supernatural:

A very interesting night for fans of True Blood as the plot thickens with the war that is beginning to rage between the vampires and witches. There is a definite line drawn in the ground and it will be very interesting to see who is on what side. The top quotes of the night from episode seven, “Cold Grey Light of Dawn”:

“It may be ten minutes from now or ten years, the moment you think you’re safe, I promise, I will hunt you down and f***ing shred you like confetti.”

Pam to Tara outside of Merlotte’s. It doesn’t matter if Pam’s skin is melting off or she is dolled up in 300 dollar shoes, she is one scary vamp!

“I swear to God I’ll burn this f***ing taco stand to the ground if you don’t let us up out this muthaf***er.”

Layfette to Jesus’s grandfather after being scared to death and taken over by Jesus’ dead uncle. The best part was when Jesus’ grandfather came out, very nonchalant, like, ‘Hold your horses, I was just having sex with my wife’. I mean really, La La! How dare you interrupt him?

“Well I sure as hell don’t want to fry in the sun, what do we do?”

Jessica to Bill when he tells her about the complicated situation regarding Antonia resurrecting in Marnie’s body.

“So tonight we go to ground in silver, and then what?”

One of Bill’s sheriffs when finding about Bill’s plan to keep them safe. I am not so sure they were thrilled with his plan.

“I’m listening to your heartbeat. I can feel it. Every pulse through your skin into mine. If I lay still and think about nothing else, feels like my own heart is beating.”

Eric to Sookie after making love. The way he looks at Sookie so beautiful and gentle. It was truly a beautiful moment between the two of them.

“I’m going to shove my fist up your a** and use you as a hand warmer.”

Pam to the doctor while undergoing her beauty treatment. I think Pam needs to be nicer to that doctor who is saving her a**, literally.

“Pam! Get your a** out here you prune faced bitch, I ain’t scared of you.”

Tara to the woods when walking down the road where she ends up meeting Marnie’s new identity. While Tara was at first skeptical, she eventually agreed with Antonia/Marnie that they need to protect themselves. I wonder how Tara is going to feel when she realizes the full extent of Antonia’s plan.

Out Comes the Sun

“Ain’t going to be nothing left for you to save if you keep at it — I feel like I’m dying.”

Jessica to Bill who is nearly begging to not be silvered anymore.

“I’ve lost too many people in my life, I can’t lose you too.”

Sookie to Eric when having to silver him. Awww, they are beginning to be that super sweet couple that no one wants to be around.

“Old Luca could have warned me. I felt like a giant-a** puppet for your ghost uncle.”

Lafayette to Jesus when talking about himself as a medium, who was being used to save Jesus.

“Okay, how can I say this in a way you won’t misinterpret — f*** you.”

Luna to Sam over the phone. I am not sure if smarty pants Sam could still misinterpret that message.

“Well I can ask my boyfriend, he’s got great spiritual energy when he’s not stoned”.

Coven member to Tara when asked to bring in more people to the coven circle. Hmm, they aren’t being very picky are they?

“I’m sorry. I have caused you so much suffering in your human life and now in this one.”

Bill to Jessica, such a sweet and emotional line between the two of them. He seems to be trying to make amends to those that are important to him.

“Are you in love with her?”

Debbie to Alcide when asking about whether or not Alcide is in love with Sookie. Debbie, Debbie, Debbie! When a man and you are in the moment, best not to start talking about another woman. Show him that you are strong and confident.

“Tell me… was I next? I mean there’s no way to keep it up with both of us around, the only thing to do would be to kill me, then you’d have the money, the bar, the girl… everything.”

Sam to Tommy when confronting him about changing into Sam. Looks like Tommy is on the outs again.

“But understand this, vampires are NOT immortal. They are only harder to kill.”

Oh Antonia is out for blood, vampire blood! You naughty witch.

 

“He’s not going to make it without somebody there for him.”

 

The line that started it all, the fiasco at the end. Sookie said it to Jason, who then realized that Jessica would need someone as well. So he went in search of her, where he was met by one of Bill’s guards. The last sounds of the night were Jessica’s desire to see the sun and a gunshot. Who will make it out alive?

Did your favorite quote of the night make it on the list? If not, post it below to share with us!

 

(Photo credits: HBO, Inc.)

True Blood’s Costume Designer on Dressing Vampires

Audrey Fisher Talks to The Hollywood Reporter:

For fans of HBO’s True Blood, it’s not always about the vampires – sometimes it’s about the amazing costumes they wear! Recently, The Hollywood Reporter talked to costume designer Audrey Fisher about how she picks the clothes the hottest vamps in town like to wear.

While Alexander Skarsgård is currently a board shorts and hoodie kind of guy, he started the season with a lot more style. As Fisher puts it:

“This season, he’s more kind of rocker goth, a heightened black prince.”

She had him dressed in black leather for the first few episodes — a look that many fans loved.

For Pam, she also had a black leather theme happening, this time because she wanted a battle goddess inspired look, since Pam seems to spend a lot of her time defending what is hers this season. There are plenty of corsets and fabulously Gothic jewellery. However, her look also takes a decided change, just like that of her makers. Once the rotting curse hits her, she goes from showing lots of skin, to trying to cover up. Fisher has this to say about her black veiled number:

“Pam’s flesh starts to rot and fall off her body. It’s a harsh blow because she’s so fierce with her beauty and uses it as a weapon. So she covers herself like a Sicilian widow. She has this phenomenal black lace hat that a friend of mine who’s a milliner made. She’s this unbelievable kind of black widow. We called it rot couture.”

Finally, she discussed Bill’s wardrobe. In Season 4, we find Bill with a promotion. He is now the vampire King of Louisiana. His wardrobe has been altered accordingly. We no longer see him in his trademark Henley shirts, it’s suits all the way now baby! His house also got a makeover to suit his change in status.

Check out the style photos here and let True Blood Net know which one is your vampy fave.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter - True Blood’s Dark, Sexy New Style

(Photo Credit: HBO, Inc.)

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